CU has a proud history at the Olympics, with more than 100 student-athletes and alumni representing teams through the years. The 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris are a continuation of the tradition. 

 

Melissa Stockwell, in stars-and-stripes track wear, with arms extended above her head, faces two people holding an American flag. (Wikimedia Commons/Tânia Rêgo/Agência Brasil)

Melissa Stockwell set to compete in Paralympics

Aug. 30, 2024

To watch this holiday weekend, on Monday, Sept. 2, Forever Buff Melissa Stockwell will compete in the women’s triathlon in Paris.

LeBron James and Derrick White interact on the basketball court, arms extended and facing each other.

Former Colorado athletes shine at Olympic Games

Aug. 8, 2024

Colorado athletes are making their mark at the Paris Olympics, delivering standout performances across basketball, track and climbing.

Olympics fans

Carrying a torch for country and sports

July 26, 2024

As the 2024 Olympics begin in Paris, CU Boulder scholar Jared Bahir Browsh considers how nationalism can inform and influence the games.

Valerie Constien running on the track

10 with CU ties headed to 2024 Olympics in Paris

July 25, 2024

Ten athletes with ties to the University of Colorado are set to compete in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, including six former student athletes, three former students and one current student. Read about these incredible Buffs and check out the viewing guide.

Pont Neuf bridge and Cite island over Seine river at night in Paris

As it has for centuries, Paris beguiles and beckons

July 23, 2024

With the 2024 Olympics set to open, a CU Boulder professor ponders Americans’ long love affair with the City of Light.

Derrick White (Courtesy CU Athletics)

Derrick White named to USA Basketball, heading to Olympic Games

July 11, 2024

Former Buffalo Derrick White, who helped lead the Boston Celtics to an NBA Championship in June, has been named to the 2024 USA Basketball Men’s National Team, which will compete in the Summer Olympic Games in Paris.

Statue of five Olympic rings in foreground with plaza and Eiffel Tower in the background

As Paris preps for Olympics, Coloradans still feel ambivalent about hosting

June 11, 2024

In the 1970s, Denver became the first and only city to be named an Olympics host, then later back out. A new study shows that Colorado’s feelings about the Games remain complicated today.

Peyton Thomas running on a trail

Scientist, Olympic hopeful runs with real purpose

Feb. 2, 2024

Peyton Thomas, a postdoctoral researcher who fuses running with a commitment to environmental causes, will compete in the U.S. Olympic women’s marathon trials this month.